Category: 1. Iran

Iran warned that nuclear talks with the United States could collapse if Washington insists on what Tehran called “excessive demands,” as negotiators from both sides gathered in Oman for a fourth round of indirect discussions.

The talks,…

The Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz reported that in Tel Aviv, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, an Israeli campaign group, held its weekly rally Saturday in “Hostages Square”, while another demonstration by families of captives is…

The fourth round of indirect talks between Iran and the United States on the Iranian nuclear issue and lifting the oppressive sanctions on Tehran began in Muscat on Sunday. The talks are mediated by the Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al…

The Met Police said the arrests were made as part of a wider investigation into a suspected Iranian-backed plot to target the Israeli embassy. Home Secretary James Cleverly said the operation reflected “some of the biggest threats we have seen…

A street vendor selling fruits has been sentenced to death for writing poems that complained of corruption in the regime.

Peyman Farahavar, 37, was convicted of “rebellion” and “waging war against God” by the Revolutionary…

Why it matters:

The developments spotlight Iran’s growing maritime industrial capabilities. Delivering tankers to Venezuela, a fellow U.S.-sanctioned state, reflects Tehran’s pivot toward strategic partnerships beyond the…

Britain has arrested at least eight Iranian nationals for plotting terrorist acts in the United Kingdom.

The UK government has not described the intended targets, but The Times of London said one target was the Israeli embassy in…

Sweden has demanded that Iran release academic Ahmadreza Djalali, who is on death row in Iran, after his wife said May 9 that he had had a heart attack in prison and his life is “at immediate risk.”